Last year's White House Christmas ornament. One thing I really miss about Christmas in the Beltway is collecting these ornaments. Sure I could get them without living there, but it just isn't the same.
This year's White House Christmas ornament.
Two ornaments from his office. It is not the best picture, on purpose.
A Hawaiian angel!
My mom bought me this nutcracker, plus an additional one that wasn't available in Hawaii so she had my dad buy it in CA and save it for me until I can pick it up.
She also got me this special Christmas tea house. Son1 loves to play with it.
Mom made me this little table cloth. I picked the fabric. I wanted a nativity theme. I didn't realize Baby Jesus wasn't anywhere to be found on the fabric until I got home. It's Santa with a manger scene...so no Mary, Jesus, or Joseph. Humph. There are angels and all kinds of nativity sayings on the fabric. Strange, but nice colors.
We had this Little People set last year, but now it sits on the little table cloth. The Baby Jesus is still at preschool for show and tell and some of our manger animals were not on the table when I took the picture.
These are my new place card holders. The place card sits in their hats.
Below is the Waterford Holiday Heirloom teapot for 2007. My mom and I have been collecting the Christmas teapot they put out every year since 2003 when they first started the line. We went to several stores all over the island and called many places all over the island to find this teapot. No one carried it this year. I called Hubby in VA to see if he could pick one up, but they did not have any at that store either. So....we called my dad in CA for this, too. Now he knows how my mom and I are crazy about these teapots. He went to several stores in CA until he found one store that carried three, and he bought the last three: one for mom, one for me, and one for my sis. And for good measure, without asking, he went ahead and bought the dinner bell below, too, just to make everyone really happy. God bless him, because he thinks that Mom and I can be ridiculous about Christmas. And that's the truth! We are!
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I usually get the White House Ornaments too. I did not get this years. One of my favorite is the one with the little boy on the rocking horse!! It was 2004 I think I have to go look at it on the tree...lol...I just bet you get a few more things to add to your 2007 Collection...I have a feeling before this Christmas is over you just might!
ReplyDeleteYou need to take pictures of your TREE and post them...I would love to see those...I bet your tree is GREAT! I posted a few bad pics of our tree online...lol It looks a lot better in person than in the Pics..lol Now I know why all my grandparents trees looked bad in all those old photos!!! lol Actually I think that the pictures might have helped their trees...lol Aluminium trees and lots of tinsel...lol
ReplyDeleteI agree with son 1 that the Christmas Tea House is very cool! When I was little my grandma used to have a little church that lit up much like your Tea House underneath her tree. I thought that if I looked closely enough and at just the right angle I might be able to get a glimpse of the tiny congregation huddled inside - but darn if they didn't disappear every time I actually got a decent look!
ReplyDeleteI love the the Christmas Tea Pot!! Snowmen are my absolute favorite!!! Oh and the Christmas tea house... very cool. I have not seen one like that. What brand is it?? I collect the Lexmax villages. This year was a little more difficult to set up my village because of tiny hands and the ability to stand and reach. :) Wish I could see you collection of teapots! Miss you guys! Deb
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! Sooner or later you are going to have to get a storage unit for all that stuff!
ReplyDeleteUgh....can you believe my ROTATING xmas tree with the 1200 lights isn't up??? My village is from Kmart...Coventry Cove...everywhere is sold out and I WANT THE ONE WITH THE FIREHOUSE for SON1...so if anyone finds it SAVE IT FOR ME and I will settle with you later. And Marcelle, FYI....it pains me to know that I DO have LOTS of xmas decorations in storage in VA. Including my wreath, my expensive wisemen that are like 18 inches tall....that is painful. I don't even want to talk about it. And just so you know...I missed taking a picture of one nutcracker rocking horse I bought MYSELF this year as a gift to me from HUBBY.
ReplyDeleteI will check out our KMART Here for you for the that piece. We actually have a Kmart...lol I will let you know because I was going there tomorrow to take back Martha Stewart Christmas lights that did not work. I will check that out.
ReplyDeleteStanding by my tree and it was the 2003 White House Ornament that I love so much..it is one of my favs..do you have that one?
ReplyDeleteI said I would not mail you the rocking horse nutcracker with the king as you requested. However, I didn't say I was mailing Joshua the Firehouse because it is a surprise. That way you wouldn't ask me not to mail it to you. Since it is in the mail, I hope tam sees my note to you, otherwise, please let her know.
ReplyDeleteyou'll be receiving one soon.
Mom
Mom, you are so tricky I LOVE IT. Don't worry, I won't tell Son1 I knew ahead of time. Oooohhh I love Christmas....and I love Jesus and His birth and His birthday BUT I REALLY LOVE CHRISTMAS AT MY HOUSE!!!!!!
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